Rain Forest cafe ?

[donna93]

How is the rain forest cafe? Which ones better -AK or DTD ? Hows the pricing? And my daughters a vegetarian so is their stuff for her to eat? Thanks !

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

The only Rainforest Cafe my family & I have been to is the on at Downtown Disney Marketplace, so I can't comment on how the one at the Animal Kingdom is. Their pricing seems to be fair & reasonable, so in my opnion they don't over charge you for some items like other restaurants in WDW. The only thing I eat there is the Planet Earth Pasta which is not vegetarian because it has sausage inside it, so I can't help you there but hopefully someone else can.

 

[Kaycee]

We've only been to the RFC at DTD, so I can't compare the two, but we've always enjoyed our meals there. I'm a vegetarian, and I think they have the best veggie burger on WDW property.

The biggest problem we've had at RFC is very long waits when we showed up without a reservation. When we had reservations, we were seated promptly. Reservations for the RFC at DTD aren't made through WDW Dining, they're made by calling the restaurant at 1-407-827-8500.

 

[Deb & Bill]

We've had two of our worst meals ever at the RFC-AK and RFC-DTD. Both were bad and we won't eat there again.

 

[Lucy2005]

I've been to the AK one 2x and we are not going back. The food was OK but the service was sooooooooo slow.
Lucy2005

 

[Hoosier Mom]

Oh no, what about breakfast? Was it bad too? We have reservations at AK Rain Forest for breakfast. I thought it would be a delightful change from breakfast at our resort food court.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Oh no, what about breakfast? Was it bad too? We have reservations at AK Rain Forest for breakfast. I thought it would be a delightful change from breakfast at our resort food court.

You can get some very good breakfast food at Tusker House and the Kusafiri Bakery at the Tusker House at AK. I never ate breakfast at RFC and I sure won't try after two out of two trips being terrible. Not just bad, terrible.

 

[GeologyRocks]

I called the AK Rainforest Cafe and asked if they had vegetarian options, and was told yes. I got there, and there were two vegetarian options: a veggie burger and a cheese pizza. I was even told I couldn't 'hold the shrimp' on their shrimp pasta dish. I'm only sort of vegetarian, so I went ahead and ordered the pasta. It was good, but it was certainly off-putting. GREAT drinks though =)

 

[kimand3kids]

We ate at Rainforest Cafe last week at AK - we didn't have a reservation and were seated immediately. The service was fine but my kids (6,4, 22mos) didn't like the atmosphere - too loud and dark for them. They got used to it but asked to not go back.

 

[LizAgna]

Oh no, what about breakfast? Was it bad too? We have reservations at AK Rain Forest for breakfast. I thought it would be a delightful change from breakfast at our resort food court.

We ate there in January for breakfast before going into AK...my family loved it...me, DH, DD9 & DD2. We had the Breakfast of Bandits it was a plate FULL of bacon, eggs and fruit. We will definitley eat there again when we go back!!

 

[MJMcBride]

I disagree with some others here in that I don't despise this joint. The food is OK, the service sucks, and the atmosphere is great especially for youngsters. And the experience is the relatively the same at both sites.

 

[Terry S]

Breakfast at RFK is awesome. You will really enjoy it. The wait is never very bad for breakfast.

 

[bsmcneil]

ate at both - it felt like AK was smaller. other than that, they were indistinguishable and not really worth it (for me).

 

[Hoosier Mom]

Thanks for the input. My dh and I discussed it. We are going to give it a try. We can always leave if no one waits on us.

 

[diamondview]

I hope that you enjoy RFC! I've been to a few of them (no in FL) and they are very loud & dark...my daughter was 6 and didn't like it and my 2 year old was scared by the thunder sounds. But as long as your troop won't be bothered by that, I'd say it's a safe bet. It seems for me they're always out off an ingredient in the dish I want to order. The first time we went there they sat us at a table where the rainforest "mist" actually rained on DH & I. It was too funny!!! I hope you enjoy it!!